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Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Proposed CA bill would reform Ellis Act, require 5-year holding period

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Top, left to right: Dan Kalb, Leah Simon-Weisberg, Rigel Robinson. Bottom, left to right: Carroll Fife, Terry Taplin

Under a bill being considered by California lawmakers, landlords would need to own a property for at least five consecutive years before they can invoke the Ellis Act to evict sitting tenants from the property.
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A Year of COVID, City

Thursday, March 11, 2021
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COVID-19 exacerbates existing issues in Berkeley housing market

When a Berkeley tenant’s roommate, a student at UC Berkeley, left the city a month before the pandemic unfolded, the tenant decided to renew the lease on their rent-controlled apartment. The tenant said they thought they could find another roommate, and they reckoned it would be hard to find a cheaper place to live.
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City Government

Monday, August 31, 2020
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Berkeley rent board removes disincentives for lowering rent, responds to state emergency

The Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board passed two policies Friday that would reduce disincentives for landlords to lower rent and respond to the state emergency.
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Elections 2020

Monday, August 3, 2020
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Soulmaz Panahi runs for Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board

Soulmaz Panahi, a real estate agent at Red Oak Realty, is running for a position on the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board.
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City

Sunday, August 2, 2020
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Berkeley residents raise concerns over students’ return

UC Berkeley will begin fall semester fully online, but a possible influx of students is still raising concerns for some local residents.
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City

Monday, July 27, 2020
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Berkeley landlords struggle because of pandemic, UC Berkeley distance learning

Many apartments throughout Berkeley sit empty as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused difficulties in the process of renting out new units and a severe loss of income to some landlords.
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City

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

$3.5M donated to Berkeley Relief Fund for small businesses

$3.5 million has been donated to the Berkeley Relief Fund to help small businesses cover operations costs during the shelter-in-place order. Of the total donations, $3 million was contributed by the city of Berkeley.
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City

Monday, April 6, 2020

Emergency resolution allowing landlords to temporarily decrease rent without impacting rent ceiling passes

Berkeley’s Rent Stabilization Board passed an emergency resolution allowing landlords and tenants to negotiate rent reductions during the local state of emergency while keeping the rent ceiling intact.
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City

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic raises concerns over rent payments, possible evictions

Concerns over rent payments, possible evictions and increased housing insecurity in Berkeley have been raised in light of the COVID-19, colloquially known as the coronavirus, pandemic.
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City

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

‘A public service’: Berkeley homeowner sues city over alleged property overtaxation

Spindler drew attention to his lawsuit against the city, claiming that the city Finance Department is inaccurately charging parcel taxes by overestimating how large homes are.
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